What was the official policy of the British colonies toward the practice of "squatting," or freely settling and cultivating the land?

(a) Squatting was encouraged as a way to promote settlement of the land.
(b) Colonial officials discouraged squatting because the indigenous populations legally owned land.
(c) There was no policy toward the practice of "squatting"; it was left to the individual settlers.
(d) The official policy opposed squatting because it did not involve a formal transfer of ownership.


(d)

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